Cigar-holder.



10.858.349 PATENTED JUNE 25A, 1907.

B. N. PHILLIPPI. cIG'ARzHoLDER. APPLICATION IILBD JULY 1906 THE NORD', PITIRS ma. WISWNNID. C.

'UNITED sTATns PATENT OFFICE.

BENTON N. PHILLIPPI, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGN OR OF I ONE-HALF TO J. F. RUDY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed July 5, 1906. Serial No. 324,862.

d be easily placed in a hat, to support a plurality of cigars, stogies or cigarettes.

Another object of this invention is to provide a holder that can be conveniently used as an advertising medium, and given away with -cigars purchased from a dispenserof smokers articles.

To this end, I have devised a cigar holder which can be conveniently carried in a hat, whereby'easy access can be had to the cigars. lIn this connection, the cigars are protected and maintained in their original form until it is desired to use the same, it being impossible to crush the cigars, while in the holder, unless the hat in which they are held is destroyed or accidentally crushed.

With the aboveand other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the invention is better understood, the Asame consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be presently described in detail and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawing forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference designate -corresponding parts in the several views, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a straw hat, partly broken away to illustrate my improved holder Within the hat, Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the hat, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder, Fig. 4 is a 'similar view of the holder, for derby hats,

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the manner of securing an elastic band or string to the body of the holder, Fig. 6 is a similar vieW of the same, illustrating a slight modification, Fig. 7 is a front elevation of a derby Pennsylvania, have inhat, partly broken away to show theholder within the hat, Fig. 8 is a side elevation of he same, illustrating the holder within the My improved cigar holder comprises a body portion l having integral depending supporting legs 2, which are preferably four in number although two will serve practically the same purpose. The body portion 1 is preferably made of paper, paperoid or card board and is oval in plan, whereby it will fit l within the crown 3 of a hat 4. Referring particularly to Figs. '1 and 2, it will be observed that legs 2, resting between the sides I of the crown and the perspiration band 5, support the body portion 1 against thetop of the crown.

The bodyportion of the holder is provided with two transversely arranged elastic bands or strings 6 having their ends secured to the edges o the body portion 1 by wire clips 7, one of said clips being clearly 'shown in Fig. 5. of the drawing, while a slight modification of the manner of securing the elastic band to thebody portion of the holder, is shown in Fig. 6. In the preferred form (Fig. 5) one of the prongs 8 of the clip 6 is passed through the end of the elastic band, besides frictionally holding the band. In the modification, the band is simply held by friction.

The bands or strings 5 are of sufficient elasticity to permit of a plurality of cigars, stogies or cigarettes being placed under the bands or strings and firmly held.

When the holder is used in connection with a derby hat, two of the legs 2 are dispensed with and the front and rear edges 9 are bent upwardly'to engage the crown ofthe derby, as clearly shown in Figs. 4, 7 and 8.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that I have devised a simple holder for cigars, upon which a suitable advertisement can be printed or a label placed thereon containing the name and address of the owner of the holder and hat in which it is placed.

I do not care to confine myself to the material, size or minor details of construction, as such changes as are permissible by the appended claims, may be resorted to without departing fromvthe spirit and scope of the invention. y

' attachment to ft in the crown of the hat, legs carried by said plate and received between the headband and crown of said hat for securing the plate in position in the hat7 elastic strips stretched across the lower face of said plate with their ends extending over on the 1o other face thereof, and wire clips engaged with the edges of the plate with one prong thereof passedA tl'nough the elastic strips and securing the end of said strips to the plate.

In testimony whereof l allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BENTON N. PHILLIPPI.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SRoLovrTz, K. H. BUTLER. 

